Presence of psychoactive substances in oral fluid from randomly selected drivers in Denmark

Forensic Science International

Volumn 221, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 33-38

  Simonsen, K Wiese ^a   Steentoft, A ^a   Hels, T ^b   Bernhoft, I M ^b   Rasmussen, B S ^a   Linnet, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drugged and drunk driving; Illicit drugs; Medicinal drugs; Oral fluid; Road site

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; 7 AMINOFLUNITRAZEPAM; ALCOHOL; ALPRAZOLAM; AMPHETAMINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BENZOYLECGONINE; BROMAZEPAM; BUPRENORPHINE; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CLONAZEPAM; COCAINE; CODEINE; DIAZEPAM; FLUNITRAZEPAM; ILLICIT DRUG; LORAZEPAM; METHADONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MORPHINE; N ETHYL 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; NARCOTIC AGENT; NITRAZEPAM; NORDAZEPAM; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; TRAMADOL; ZOPICLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DENMARK; DRIVER; DRUG ABUSE; DRUNKEN DRIVING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; REFERENCE VALUE; SALIVA ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

EID: 84864361979     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.03.021     Document Type: Article

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